Matt Munro (born 5 February 1971) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played in the 1990s, and has

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ed in the 1990s. He played at club level in the

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(1990–1994), Australian Rugby League (1995), and National Rugby League (1998) for the Parramatta Eels ( Heritage No. 486), the Balmain Tigers ( Heritage No. 797) and the South Sydney Rabbitohs ( Heritage No. 915), and in 1997's

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for the

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( Heritage № 1042), as a , and has coached at club level in 1997's

for the

Playing career

Munro began his first grade career with the Parramatta Eels in Round 8 of the 1990 season against the

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in a 16–12 victory. Munro then switched to Balmain Tigers in 1992 and played with the club until the end of 1995 during which time the club was re-branded as the Sydney Tigers for one season and played out of the

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at the start of the Super League war. In 1998, Munro transferred to the South Sydney Rabbitohs and played one season with the club before retiring.

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